Biography
Robert Langford Modini Stack was a multilingual American actor and television host. In addition to acting in more than 40 films, he also appeared on the television series The Untouchables and later served as the host of Unsolved Mysteries.
Born in Los Angeles, California, Stack spent his early childhood growing up in Europe. Becoming fluent in French and Italian at an early age, and he did not learn English until returning to Los Angeles. Stack achieved minor fame in sporting, winning multiple championships including setting two world records and winning multiple honors in skeet shooting
Stack studied drama at Bridgewater State College, earning his first hollywood role at the age of 20 and continuing to star in numerous roles throughout the early 1940s.
After serving in the military, Stack returned to Hollywood to star in numerous films including stand out roles in The High and the Mighty (opposite John Wayne) and Written on the Wind (1957), for which he was awarded an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Stack later moved on to televised dramatic series, depicting the crime-fighting Eliot Ness in The Untouchables (1959–1963), which earned him a best actor Emmy Award in 1960. Stack also starred in multiple drama series, before returning to film, this time in comedies to satirize his famed stoic and humorless demeanor.
He began hosting Unsolved Mysteries in 1987, and served as the show's host throughout it's entire original run from 1987 to 2002.
Filmography
all 114
Movies 80
TV Shows 34
self 27
Voice 3
Narrator 2
Unsolved Mysteries (2020)
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood (2019)
Acting for Douglas Sirk (2008)
Unsolved Mysteries Volume 1: UFOs (2004)
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir (2001)
Killer Bud (2001)
Recess: School's Out (2001)
Butt-Ugly Martians (2001)
Mumford (1999)
Sealed with a Kiss (1999)
Hercules: Zero to Hero (1999)
The Y2K Crisis (1999)
Hercules (1998)
BASEketball (1998)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line (1997)
King of the Hill (1997)
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996)
Suddenly Susan (1996)
The Making of '1941' (1996)
Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome (1996)
Boetticher Rides Again (1995)
Diagnosis: Murder (1993)
The Return of Eliot Ness (1991)
Blossom (1990)
Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
Unsolved Mysteries (1988)
Dangerous Curves (1988)
Caddyshack II (1988)
Plain Clothes (1988)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit (1987)
Korea: The Forgotten War (1987)
The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
Big Trouble (1986)
Midas Valley (1985)
Hollywood Wives (1985)
My Kingdom For... (1985)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Brothers (1984)
George Washington (1984)
Uncommon Valor (1983)
Barry Norman in Celebrity City (1982)
Hotel (1982)
Falcon Crest (1981)
Strike Force (1981)
Entertainment Tonight (1981)
Airplane! (1980)
Douglas Sirk: Über Stars (1980)
1941 (1979)
Undercover with the KKK (1979)
The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)
Un Second Souffle (1978)
Most Wanted (1976)
Murder on Flight 502 (1975)
Adventures of the Queen (1975)
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)
The Strange and Deadly Occurrence (1974)
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (1973)
Police Story (1973)
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World (1971)
The Selling of the Pentagon (1971)
Story of a Woman (1970)
The Name of the Game (1968)
Laura (1968)
Action Man (1967)
The Corrupt Ones (1967)
Is Paris Burning? (1966)
Asylum for a Spy (1965)
The Caretakers (1963)
The Lucy Show (1962)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
The Last Voyage (1960)
The Untouchables (1959)
John Paul Jones (1959)
The Scarface Mob (1959)
The Gift of Love (1958)
The Tarnished Angels (1957)
Written on the Wind (1956)
Great Day in the Morning (1956)
Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955)
Laura (1955)
The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)
House of Bamboo (1955)
The High and the Mighty (1954)
The Iron Glove (1954)
Sabre Jet (1953)
Conquest of Cochise (1953)
War Paint (1953)
The Oscars (1953)
Bwana Devil (1952)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
My Outlaw Brother (1951)
Bullfighter and the Lady (1951)
Mr. Music (1950)
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
The Bob Hope Show (1950)
Lights Out (1949)
Fighter Squadron (1948)
Miss Tatlock's Millions (1948)
A Date with Judy (1948)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform (1943)
Keeping Fit (1942)
Men of Texas (1942)
Eagle Squadron (1942)
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Badlands Of Dakota (1941)
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1 (1941)
Nice Girl? (1941)
A Little Bit of Heaven (1940)
The Mortal Storm (1940)
First Love (1939)
These Dead Souls
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1919-01-13
Deathday2003-05-14 (84 years old)
Birth NameRobert Langford Modini Stack
Birth PlaceLos Angeles, United States of America
RelationshipsRosemarie Bowe (1956-01-01 - 2003-01-01)
SiblingsJames Stack
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsРоберт Стэк, Charles Langford Modini Stack
AwardsGolden Plate Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
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